There's only one reason they'd agree to let HRC put her name into nomination...

[AnarchoFreeThinker]

They're too smart to let the Convention be a divisive time. And there's only one reason to get her supporters all fired up all over again for her.

If she's the VP.

This obviously is only a guess, and, no, she's not my first, second, or third choice for VP. But it's the only reason I can think of for incredibly smart tacticians to allow this.

[Shakespeare]

1. And how'd that work for Teddy Kennedy and Jesse Jackson?

I don't recall their being on the ticket in 1980 or 1984....

[AnarchoFreeThinker]

4. Nope, and not the point.

[Shakespeare]

21. Of course it's the point.

There's absolutely nothing history-wise to support your theory, the scheduling of the convention indicates it won't happen, and Obama's surrogates have made it plain she's not the choice.

Honestly, I don't know why some of you keep coming back to this, because it won't happen.

[Crazy Dave]

2. My VP picks

1. Jim Webb

2. Hillary Clinton

3. Chris Dodd

[Chulanowa]

11. I thought Webb turned down that option?

Webb or Richardson would be great, but I'll happily take Hillary, too

Not at all excited over Dodd or Biden or whoever else, really.

[Richardo]

3. OR...it might be that it's a long-standing tradition

[AnarchoFreeThinker]

7. True, but so is getting our ass handed to us in the general.

My guess is that there must be more to it this time.

[Lord Helmet]

5. she's not vp and taking to a roll call historically ends up in defeat

I think that's what she wants

[gateley]

9. "...taking to a roll call historically ends up in defeat..."

Ends up in defeat for whom? The presumptive nominee? Thanks.

[Lord Helmet]

16. for the party (Ted Kennedy ring a bell?)

same shit different year

[Marrah_G]

15. Good thing you are wearing that helmet.

[Lord Helmet]

17. so it relieves you of pretending her motives are pure?

after the michigan and florida debacle, I don't trust her as far as I could throw her and your denial of it is par for the course

[Marrah_G]

22. You people just crack me up

You live in some fantasyland where Hillary is the Wicked witch out to destroy the Prince. It's truly bizarre.

Obama is not concerned. Why are you? Are you smarter then he is?

[shadowknows69]

24. In this maybe we are smarter than he is

[Marrah_G]

26. Hahahahahahahaha

Shadow...you know I dig you but.......... HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAA...........

Please chill out, relax, trust Obama.

Otherwise I am going to dance around naked screaming I TOLD YOU SO after the convention and trust me.... you do NOT want to see that!

[WeDidIt]

6. There's no "letting" to it!

She can do it regardless of what anybody thinks about it. All she needs is 300 dleegates willing to sign off on it.

What part of that don't you get?

[AnarchoFreeThinker]

10. the part where she has to sign off on it, and they haven't talked her out of it.

maybe they tried and failed, or maybe there's a reason it'd actually be good to get her supporters all enthused for her all over again. I just speculated on what that reason COULD be.

[The Magistrate]

8. You May Well Be Right, Sir

That would certainly be the most conventional move to a 'Unity Ticket', and would be widely popular among the Party's rank and file, the overwhelming preponderance of which hold favorable views of both Sen. Obama and Sen. Clinton.

[ronnykmarshall]

13. Well like I said ....

In the statement it said "Sen. Obama and Sen. Clinton's names will both be placed in nomination" ..... BUT for what office?

[JackORoses]

32. says the "non-Clinton supporter"

why do you even pretend to have no bias?

[grannie4peace]

12. i was thinking that also

[ieoeja]

14. Or because ... those are the rules?

If you could convince 300 delegates to sign a petition nominating George W. Bush, and if George W. Bush signed it, then George W. Bush would be nominated. And there wouldn't be a damned thing the "they" to whom you refer could do about it.

To date they have one-half to two-thirds the number of signatures they need. I imagine they will get enough when all of Hillary's elected delegates show up in Denver. Though they might not. It may be her delegates would rather see her not nominated at all than see her go down in defeat.

[AnarchoFreeThinker]

18. it's the part where the candidate signs it that has me thinking. what good does it do us if she ...

signs onto it? At this point she knows she'll be defeated and take heat for being divisive again, unless there's a reason she has the Party's blessing. Just speculating on what that reason might be.

[EFerrari]

19. I don't see how all that luggage will intentionally be dragged into November.

:shrug:

[lamp_shade]

20. Two words: Party Unity

[napi21]

23. Hmmm...Harkin was just on Schultz Show and said Hillary doesn't

WANT her name placed in nomination, and it's NOT a done deal!

[barack the house]

37. Yes, we have to be careful they always mislead us.

[JVS]

25. If she were going to be VP, she wouldn't need to squeeze out this bit of recognition from the vote

[McCamy Taylor]

27. I would have guessed the opposite. She wont be the VP so they have to give her something.

I wish I was as optimistic as you, but I have not seen this campaign make any smart choices lately. They do not look like they care much if they win. Is that a strategy? They "we don't want this office, so elect us" campaign?

[AZBlue]

28. She's not the VP.

Except maybe the VP of Division and Hate.

[David Zephyr]

29. Welcome to Zephyrworld.

Hillary is the VP.

[stray cat]

30. Maybe to let people celebrate the first serious woman candidate?

[musicblind]

31. You might just be right. Interesting theory! n/t

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[musicblind]

34. LOL

[dansolo]

35. No, it means exactly the opposite

If Hillary was going to be the VP, she would not submit her name for nomination. The fact that she has is the surest sign that it won't be her.

[barack the house]

36. Yeah, that would be more logical.